Zalygin Sergei Pavlovich

Born on November 23 (December 6, NS) in the village of Dura in the province of Ufa Moth Family seller bookshop, an educated person, the highly. Childhood and youth of the future writer's place in the complex post-revolutionary years.

After leaving school in 1929 Zalygin comes in Barnaul Agricultural College, which ends in 1932 and briefly worked as an agronomist in Khakassia.

In 1933 - 39 studies in the Omsk Agricultural Institute of Irrigation Department, after which operates specialty. During these years, began working in the newspaper Omsk Pravda, publishing essays and stories. In 1941 comes the first collection of Short Stories.

During the war, worked as a senior technician, hydrologist at the polar station Salekhard Siberian Military District, then head of the hydrographic works in the Middle and Lower Ob. Material gathered here, became the basis of the book "Northern Stories", published in 1947.

In 1948 Zalygin thesis and for ten years headed the Department of Land Reclamation in the Omsk Agricultural Institute. Over the years, books have been written: "In the spring of this year" (1954), "Red Clover" (1955), the story "Witnesses" (1956)

. In 1958 moved to Novosibirsk, working in the Siberian Branch of USSR Academy of Sciences, a lot of rides in the forest expeditions in Western Siberia and Altai.

Meeting with Tvardovsky makes him realize that his real vocation - Literature. From the stories he proceeds to create great works. In 1962 in the journal "New World" appears in the novel "Paths of Altai", who had a big success. In 1964, Twardowski publishes story Zalygin "On the Irtysh". Zalygin writer is inseparable from Zalygin-citizen: for many years fighting for the salvation of vast areas north of the flooding started in 1962 article "The forests, land, water, and its continued until today.

For eight years, combines the scientific work with the literature, actively publishing in Novosibirsk and Moscow. Eventually Zalygin leave teaching and scientific activities, giving all the time and energy to literary work. Moved to Moscow, leads workshops prose in the Literary Institute.

In 1967 was published novel, "Salt Pad, in 1975 - the" Commission ". As a scientist, he could not pass the theme "Man and the STR, and 70 - 80-ies she sounded anew in his works: the novel" South American version of "(1973), the story of" Woman and STD ". Peru belong Zalygin articles about Leo Tolstoy, Alexander Pushkin, N. Gogol, A. Platonov, V. Rasputin, V. Shukshin and many. In 1982 - 85 was written the novel "After the storm". In 1987 was released his book "The criticism, journalism, and in 1988 - the book" Three points of being "(novel, novella, short stories) and a collection of journalistic essays" Position ", in 1991 -" Prose. Current Affairs ".

Since 1985 Zalygin successfully managed one of the best Russian magazines - "New World". Lives and works in Moscow.